Diesel fuel shortages hit interstate moves in summer
The New York Times reports 4.3 million Americans planning interstate moves face delays from diesel shortages. Fuel costs rose about 17 percent since January to 74.3 cents a gallon, lifting average cross country moves by 1.6 percent. Industry leaders say stations limit purchases and drivers face scarce supplies, with peak moving periods to avoid in late spring and early September. The ICC has started a fuel-adjustment system to aid owner-operators facing rising costs.
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Michael deCourcy Hinds
New York Times
New York
Midwest
Sidney Epstein
Allied van Lines
Perry Anthony
Allied
Omaha
Neb
West
Norwalk, Conn
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
John Brewer
American Movers Conference
Commission
Interstate Mov
Ing
Knowles
Household Good Carriers Trade Bureau
Epstein
Carter plan for Education Dept faces flaws and House riders
The Opinions column argues President Carter’s proposed Education Department is flawed even without House amendments. It cites riders allowing school prayer, banning quotas, and blocking federal aid for busing, warning the plan could hinder social goals and add bureaucracy while omitting Head Start.
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U.S. House
Carter
Department of Education
House
Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Crisis of Zionism threatens Mideast peace plan
The Israeli cabinet backs a Gush Emunim plan to build a West Bank settlement near Nablus on land seized from Arab owners. The move signals permanent military control, challenging Camp David commitments and risking renewed tension with Egypt, the United States, and the Arab world. It raises questions about Israel’s democracy and the right of Arabs to live under occupation conditions. Meir Merhav warns that such settlements create permanent facts on the ground and fuel lasting hatred, threatening Israel’s future and the broader peace process.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Washington
Gush Emunim
Israel
Nablus
West Bank
Jordan Valley
Begin
Camp David
U.N
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Jimmy Carter
Sadat
Carter
White House
Moshe Dayan
Theodore Herzl
Meir Merhav
The
Jerusalem Post
Hebron
Jewish Defense League
Merhav
Friends of
National health scorecard shows two possible minuses
The national health insurance scorecard is in early stages with Carter and Kennedy backing it. Critics worry Republican leaders remain reluctant and presidential politics may contaminate discussion, risking delays that leave millions without needed medical care or affordable costs.
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Anthony
Allied
National Health Insurance
Carter
Kennedy
Rise of the city state by Karl E Meyer
A Saturday Review essay argues Americans are becoming city dwellers first and citizens second, reshaping identity around urban life. It credits marketing and media as key catalysts, noting the rise of city-state mentality through museums, TV, stadiums, and metropolitan imagery.
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Karl E. Meyer
Saturday Review
Stockbridge
Plains
Ee Lee
Case for keeping EPA standards
Editor argues to maintain EPA standards to protect health and industry. Points include that Illinois high sulfur coal could burn if plants install scrubbers, transportation costs subsidize coal layoffs, and long run costs of western coal versus scrubber installation are similar.
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Southern Illinois An
EPA
Illinois
Western Coal
Illinois Miners Pressure Against Scrubbers and Transportation Costs
Readers discuss power companies using Illinois miners to avoid scrubber costs by shifting coal transportation expenses from outside the state. They urge miners to demand equal transportation standards and oppose lowering EPA clean air rules to favor western coal.
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Western Coal
Illinois
EPA
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